9 AN ACT
concerning corrections; relating to placement of inmates;
10 amending K.S.A.
75-52,129 and repealing the existing section.
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12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
13 Section
1. K.S.A. 75-52,129 is hereby amended to read as follows:
14 75-52,129. (a) The secretary of
corrections is hereby authorized to ne-
15 gotiate and enter into contracts with
Kansas cities and counties for the
16 placement of inmates, who are classified as
medium custody or any higher
17 custody or security classification, in
facilities owned and operated by the
18 cities and counties. If the secretary of
corrections proposes to place any
19 inmates classified as medium custody or any
higher custody classification
20 for confinement in facilities other than
correctional or other institutions
21 or facilities owned and operated by the
department of corrections or any
22 other state agency, the secretary of
corrections shall give first consider-
23 ation to entering into contracts with
Kansas cities and counties under this
24 section before attempting to place any such
inmate for confinement at
25 any location outside the state of Kansas if
the facilities to be provided
26 under such contracts are substantially
equal to facilities at locations out-
27 side the state of Kansas and if
arrangements can be made in a timely
28 manner. Except as provided in subsection
(b), the provisions of this sec-
29 tion and any contract or preliminary letter
of commitment entered into
30 pursuant to this section shall not apply to
any minimum custody or com-
31 munity custody status inmates, or any other
custody or security classifi-
32 cation lower than medium custody, or to any
inmate who may be placed
33 in a work release or prerelease program,
center or facility by the secretary
34 of corrections, who is eligible for parole
or who is placed pursuant to the
35 interstate corrections compact. Contracts
entered into pursuant to this
36 section shall not be subject to competitive
bid requirements under K.S.A.
37 75-3739 and amendments thereto.
38 (b) The
secretary shall not enter into any contract as provided in
39 subsection (a) with any Kansas city or
county for the placement of inmates
40 that does not provide that such city or
county shall provide and maintain
41 appropriate and recognized standards of
safety, health and security.
42 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-52,129 is
hereby repealed.

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1 Sec. 3. This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after its
2 publication in the statute book.